Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Valgini » Valgus » Valgus seticollis
Photo#103149
Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - Male
Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Size: about 7 mm
The face has a rather pinched look to it, amplified by the small eyes and tucked antennae in this view.

Images of this individual: tag all
Valgus larvae? - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva? - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva? - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva? - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva - Valgus seticollis Valgus larvae - Valgus seticollis Valgus larva - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupae - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupae - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa getting close! - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa getting close! - Valgus seticollis Valgus pupa getting close! - Valgus seticollis Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male Not Channe*led Valgus as originally thought - Valgus seticollis - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 April, 2007 - 7:14am
Last updated 10 October, 2016 - 3:17pm

Moved
Moved from Channeled Valgus.
… Jim McClarin, 28 May, 2007 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

The pug of beetles
Bet it waddles when it walks.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 April, 2007 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

 
This one did :-)
The members of this genus have very odd movements. They walk/waddle very slowly and hesitantly and will play dead for long periods in catatonic poses with one to several legs outstretched. Whether that helps them get along better with ter*mites or a*nts I have no idea. Certainly it helps them elude anything tearing into the galleries looking for live food. If you recognize one as a beetle at all, it appears to be way dead.
… Jim McClarin, 14 April, 2007 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact